Quoting: exo2769
You can certainly have the credit! The Hawks HAVE to know he's the real deal...OR at least becoming the real deal. He's now out there with Louis Crevier. Talk about trust. He's the rookie that's already getting assignments to help protect/develop other rookies. Just outstanding stuff. I'm hopeful the contract stuff is easy. Tough to go low (in term) on his deal because despite him being a rookie (IMO)...he's literally 1 game outside of Calder Nominations, YET he's still arbitration eligible. So he's got a little more leverage than other rookies.
Agreed. 100%. Lock him up. But now I wonder what that is gonna look like. If CHI want's term, how much more are him and his agent going to ask for? Or does he want term too? If he gets term now, he is definitely gonna make more in the next two years than he would on a bridge deal. So, does he give that consideration and add it all together to come to a reasonable number, or do they attempt to project what a median top pairing defensive defenseman salary is going to look like in 3 or 4 years, get ahead of the curve, and base his AAV on that?
I'm not sure what to give that kind of player, honestly. Like, most of the time when guys get paid, it is because of offense, but his game is almost entirely defense. So, the comps don't really exist unless you are looking at bottom 4 defenders. Will the offense come, or is he just going to be a defensive stud? I mean, his numbers will definitely go up as the team gets better and he is moving the puck out of the d-zone up to his forwards. He isn't afraid to shoot or attempt a pass, but he isn't particularly good at either in the offensive zone. Does he take a hometown discount?
So many questions. But I am definitely in favor of them crunching those numbers and giving him some serious term if the AAV doesn't get too insane.